Combined skirt and waist holder.



PATENTED APR. 19, 1904 M. LITTLEI-PRITZKOW. COMBINED SKIRT AND WAISTHOLDER.

APPLIOATIOK FILED 001224. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented April 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE- MALLE LITTLE-PRITZKOW, NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED SKIRT AND WAIST HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,756, dated April19, 1904.

Application filed October 24, 1903.

To a, whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MALLE LITTLE-FRITZ- KOW, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in aCombined Skirt and Waist Holder, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to garment-holders, and is designed to provide animproved device for supporting a skirt and for holding down the backportion of a waist. It is, furthermore, designed to arrange the devicefor convenience in application and to insure a comfortable fit thereofto the body of the wearer. I

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of theclaims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a skirt-holderconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detailsectional View taken longitudinally through the device and illustratingthe application thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view toillustrate the manner of fastening one of the teeth or prongs to theframe of the device.

Like characters of reference designate cor: responding parts in eachfigure of the draw-v lugs.

As clearly indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that thepresent device embodies an open frame 1, which is preferably elliptical,so as to obviate sharp corners. In addition to the elliptical shape theframe is bowed in the direction of its major axis, so as to render oneside of the frame convexed and the opposite side concaved, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. At opposite ends of the major axisof the frame are prongs, teeth, of projections 2, which are slightlybowed and project inwardly in oppo- Serial No. 178,420. (No model.)

site directions at the concaved side of the frame. While any number ofteeth or prongs may be employed, it is preferred to provide Each toothor prong has a shank 3, which extends through the frame and is reducedto form a shoulder 4, which abuts against the inner pe- 4 ripheral edgeof the frame.

Upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the lowerset of prongs or teeth are intended to be engaged with the inner side ofthe band 5 of the skirt, While the upper set of prongs are intended toengage the lower portion of the waist 6, the device of course lyingbetween these garments and the body of the wearer. From this descriptionof the application of the device it will be understood that the frame issupported from the dress-waist by reason of the engagement of the upperset of teeth therewith, while the skirt is hung from the frame by reasonof the lower set of teeth engaging the skirt. It will now be understoodthat the frame of the holder is bowed longitudinally in order that itsconvexed side may fit snugly and comfortably against the back of thewearer.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the device ofthe present invention is complete in itself, is independent of the usualbelt, and instead of being permanently attached to one or the other ofthe garments is conveniently applicable and removable therefrom and istherefore interchangeable with diiferent dresses.

Having fully described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is'

l. A combined skirt and waist holder comprising a rigid open flame andpointed teeth .or prongs rigidly carried by opposite ends of the frameand projected inwardly therefrom in opposite directions, both sets ofteeth or prongs being inclined to one and the side of the frame.

2. A combined skirt and waist holder comprising an open frame curved toconform to the contour of the body and a plurality of same wardly fromopposite ends of the frame and extending downwardly on the concave sideof l to the said frame and extending downwardly the said frame out ofthe curved plane thereof. on the concave side thereof out of the curvedIO 3. A combined skirt and Waist holder complane of the frame.

prising a rigid open frame curved to conform 5 to the contour of thebody and provided with MALLE LITTLE'PRITZKOW' sharp rigid curved teethor prongs adapted to In presence of pass through the fabric to beengaged there- R. A. SMITH, by, said teeth or prongs being rigidlyattached A. Gr. LOEFFLER.

